“Anytime you’ve got a new government elected, they’re going to have a lot of building to do,” CCA president Michael Atkinson said during the CCA’s fall board meeting in Thunder Bay, Ont. “We’ll be keen to see who are put in key cabinet positions that are important to us, working with their new implementation chain, […]
In 2016, Autodesk will be phasing out perpetual licenses (licenses you buy and own) of their CAD products and moving to a pay as you go model called “Desktop Subscription”. Timeline: January 31, 2016 Autodesk will stop selling perpetual licenses of individual products; meaning all products not found in suites. (Examples of the products affected […]
CCA has posted the preliminary conference session descriptions. This year there will be 21 exciting sessions! Click here for more information and to register
21st October 2015 was the date to which Marty McFly went Back to the Future 30 years ago. With this peg, plant hire group Hewden has commissioned a report on what 2045 might look like. Read more
The National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC) is calling on all political parties this federal election to make a commitment and introduce prompt payment legislation. Read more
The 3D printing of concrete structures has been around for a while now, but it’s still not come very far in development, considering it is quite an ingenious and sustainable building alternative. Read more
A home heated by sand? It’s just one of the enticing technologies being tested at the Urbandale Centre for Home Energy Research, a glossy name for a very ordinary-looking home perched on a sunny rise at the north end of Carleton University’s campus. Read more
Canada is seen as a global leader in the adoption of the P3 model, but there is a range of project-funding approaches being rolled out across the country. Read more
The CCA Environmental Achievement Award was created in 1991, and recognizes the leadership role that CCA member firms and associations have taken to promote and undertake exemplary environmental conduct within the Canadian construction industry. Read more about the CCA Environmental Achievement Award
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